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| The '''Illyrians''' were an ] people, who inhabited the western ] from ] up into ] before the ]. They spoke languages grouped in the ], a separate branch of Indo-European. | |||
| '''Illyrians''' (Albanian: ''Ilir''), one of the oldest people of Balkans, ancestors of Albanians, as well supposed to be successors of ], the oldest ever people known to have lived in Balkans. The name ''Illyr'' (Albanian: ''Ilir'') is supposed to refer to Albanian word (adjective) ''I lirë'' meaning ''free''. (Whether the Albanian language descends from an Illyrian language is disputed among scholars Whether the Albanian language descends from an Illyrian language is disputed among scholars (see Origin of Albanians). ''(see ])'' | |||
| One the other hand Illyrians are an ] people, who developed their own culture, language and anthropological attributes in their land, the western part of ] peninsula as mentioned by the ancient writers. They are authentic. | |||
| Illyrians lived in the whole ], from ]’s branches ] and ] in the north, to ] in the south and ] in the east. Some Illyrians crossed the ] and settled in Southern Italy (Mesappi, Japyges, Lucanes, Picentines, Peucetii etc.) | |||
| Ethnic atrributes of Illyrians begin to establish in the middle of the second millenium BC (medium bronze period). | |||
| The Illyrians may have appeared in the western part of the Balkan peninsula about ], a period coinciding with the end of the ] and the beginning of the ]. The Illyrians were not a unified body but a group of many different tribes. These tribes however had a common culture and spoke related languages. | |||
| Illyrian tribes | |||
| The biggest Illyrian tribes were: the ], Encheleae, Ardiei, ], Paeones, Dalmates, Albani, Penestae, ], Chaones, Thesproti etc. See ]. | |||
| Whether the ] descends from an Illyrian language is disputed among scholars (''see ]''). | |||
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The Illyrians were an Indo-European people, who inhabited the western Balkans from Epirus up into Pannonia before the Common Era. They spoke languages grouped in the Illyrian languages, a separate branch of Indo-European.
The Illyrians may have appeared in the western part of the Balkan peninsula about 1000 BC, a period coinciding with the end of the Bronze age and the beginning of the Iron age. The Illyrians were not a unified body but a group of many different tribes. These tribes however had a common culture and spoke related languages.
Whether the Albanian language descends from an Illyrian language is disputed among scholars (see Origin of Albanians).